Carlos Beltran

The New York Yankees placed Carlos Beltran on the 15-day disabled list Friday because a strained left oblique muscle, and they pushed CC Sabathia's next start back three days so he can work on fixing some pitching problems. The Yankees initially thought Beltran would be able to avoid a long layoff after feeling pain in his side while swinging the bat Tuesday. “It just puts you in somewhat of a difficult position — if we were to test it and make it worse,” Manager Joe Girardi said before the Yankees faced the Tampa Bay Rays. Beltran was batting .181 on May 1 but has raised his average to .260. He hit his first homer of the year May 10 and now has seven. The...

MESA, Ariz. — General manager Doug Melvin was a curious World Series observer despite a shocking tumble that eliminated his Brewers from playoff contention.
But Melvin's farm system could take credit for the development of speedy center fielder Lorenzo...

SAN DIEGO — The flurry of activity at this year's winter meetings was in stark contrast to last year in Orlando, Fla., when there were no mega-signings or blockbuster deals.
This was more like an old school meetings, with stars such as Matt Kemp, Jimmy...

On paper it was a bad day for the Cubs, who watched their archrivals get better Monday while missing out on one of their primary free-agent targets
The Cubs lost out on free-agent catcher Russell Martin, who signed a five-year, $82 million deal with...

The summary
White Sox defensive miscues helped turn right-hander Scott Carroll's start sour Saturday afternoon in a 5-3 loss to the Yankees. Carroll was the victim of a Carlos Sanchez fielding error, a fly ball lost in the sun by Alejandro De Aza and a...

Controversy spiced Derek Jeter's All-Star Game farewell Tuesday when National League starting pitcher Adam Wainwright told reporters that he grooved a fastball to Jeter to give the retiring Yankees shortstop a better chance to get a hit.
Jeter doubled on...

DETROIT -- Another thumping of a Cy Young Award winner completed the Kansas City Royals' rapid ascent from worst to first.
Alex Gordon and Mike Moustakas blasted two-run homers during a seven-run, second-inning outburst and the Royals took over first...

No. 11 Cardinals: 20th in a series counting down to spring training. Next: Red Sox. The NFL has gone to bed for its six-month nap, leaving an over-under-loving society in a state of withdrawal. But all is not lost. You can apply that betting concept...

No. 13 Giants: 18th in a series counting down to spring training. Next: Reds. When it comes to winning games, Bruce Bochy does more with less. He wouldn't mind a little more relaxation. With the dominant pitching staff built around Tim Lincecum, Matt...

The New York Yankees placed Carlos Beltran on the 15-day disabled list Friday because a strained left oblique muscle, and they pushed CC Sabathia's next start back three days so he can work on fixing some pitching problems.
The Yankees initially...

All seemed well with the Angels on Monday night. Mike Trout did his usual Mike Trout things, smacking a solo home run in the third inning and making three superb catches in center field to highlight a 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees in Angel...

It's difficult enough for the Angels, with their spotty offense, to win games when they get superb pitching. String a few shoddy starts together, like they did the last week, and they have virtually no chance.
A rotation that leads the American League...

The surgically repaired left knee is fine. The velocity of his fastball, which sits about 96 mph, is there. The tight-spinning slider has plenty of bite, and the cut-fastball has a nice late break.
There are many physical similarities between the Garrett...

The decision could go down as one of the wisest in baseball history.
The St. Louis Cardinals had just won the World Series, for the second time in six years. Albert Pujols, their three-time most valuable player and the best hitter to grace St. Louis in...

DETROIT -- Buck Showalter has played postseason chess several times before, and like most participants as confident as he is, he has lost more times than not.
But in the Orioles’ triumphant American League Division Series sweep of the Detroit Tigers, the...

Pregame introductions: As the Orioles are introduced before Game 3, former Tigers outfielder Delmon Young does not get a friendly reception. And it's difficult to tell whether Tigers fans are booing Nelson Cruz because it sounds the same as when Orioles...

DETROIT -- The Orioles struck first in Game 3 of the American League Division Series -- and they did it in a familiar fashion.
Designated hitter Nelson Cruz went deep in October. He has done that a bit.
In the sixth inning, Cruz planted an 84-mph...